1996

C                         G
  I had no cares in the 1990's
Em                 Dm
  I knew of no downfalls
C                           G
  The war was breaking out all around me
Em                          Dm
  My concerns were with prank calls

C
  She kissed me on the cheek
G
  She kissed me on the cheek
           Em                Dm
Right in front of the older kids
C                               G
  When my self-belief, my self-belief
          Em                  Dm
Wasn't scarred by the modern itch

'Cause now it feels like

C                     G
  We kissed with one eye on our TV set
Em                   Dm
  And the more I give, the less I get
C                       G
  Using fairground rides just to spark her smile
Em                        Dm            C G             Em Dm
  This little hit to miss, bring back 1996, bring back 1996
                           C      G          Em     Dm
So hard to beat those teenage kicks, bring back 1996

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C                             G
  We were cloning sheep in the 1990's
Em                     Dm
  We were building telescopes
C                        G
  And sugar filled the whole of my body
Em                      Dm
  As I edged it all to grow

C
  I kissed her on the cheek
G
  I kissed her on the cheek
            Em               Dm
  Just to impress the older kids
C                     G
  But my self-belief, my self-belief
        Em                  Dm
Wasn't lost in the modern glitch

'Cause now it feels like

C                     G
  We kissed with one eye on our TV set
Em                   Dm
  And the more I give, the less I get
C                       G
  Using fairground rides just to spark her smile
Em                        Dm            C G             Em Dm
  This little hit to miss, bring back 1996, bring back 1996

C                      G
  Stop talking, stop talking
Em                        Dm
  I need a lover, not a friend tonight
C                     G
  I'm leaving, I'm leaving
Em                         Dm
  I'm not cut out for the modern life

( C  G  C  Em  C  G  Em )

Dm                                  C  G  C  Em  C G Em
  I'll never beat those teenage kicks
Dm                                  C  G  C  Em  C G Em
  I'll never beat those teenage kicks
Dm                                  C  G  C  Em  C G Em
  I'll never beat those teenage kicks
Dm               C  G  C  Em  C G Em
  Bring back 1996